Hi everyone nice to be back again. Thanks for the reviews I am not a review whore, but I would like to have a few more reviews even if its negative as long as its constructive. To answer people's question Rory will get rid of Jess and it will be a happy ending. These two chapters are going to be very pivotal in Rory making her decision towards Logan and Jess.

Friday August. 9. 2004 Noon

Four days had passed, and Rory was amazed at how quickly the days had passed. Rory loved the energy and bustle of working at a newspaper; after the neurotic quirks of Paris and Doyle, Rory was glad to have an editor who was more mellow and normal. Rory and Logan were now in the coffee shop discussing the article that they had just completed. Every day for the past week they would have coffee and lunch together during their lunch break. Rory still continued to be surprised at how in a week, they had become best friends. Rory was more than happy to help Logan on the article Casey assigned to him, since as an intern Rory was not assigned to write articles. Rory was impressed by Logan's writing, which was very articulate, thought out, and had a sophisticated humor as well. Rory was amazed that someone who appeared to have contempt for the paper would be so talented.

The four days at the New York Post had also given Rory an epiphany that while Rory loved writing and editing, she did not have the passion for speaking up in a crowd for long hours. Speaking up in meetings for a short amount of time was one thing, but to keep on talking on and on for hours really tired her out and got on her nerves. This was one of the reasons that Rory realized that she was no Christine Amanpour to be reporting in front of a camera for hours at a time. Rory was also not sure she wanted to be Christine Amanpour anymore; if she couldn't stand Jess's dusty apartment then how she was going to stand being in war torn countries. However, was Rory still cut out to be a journalist? Rory still didn't have an answer to that question. Rory dreaded thinking about those important question they were so complicated and involved more then a pro and con list.

"What's wrong you look a little deep in thought." This was a look Logan had seen on Rory a few times. She would be quiet in her own world, and would have the same down cast look in her eyes she had when he first saw her. There was something Rory was hiding from him, and Logan was anxious to find out. However, he was afraid if he asked her, Rory would only push him away and Logan did not want that.

"Nothing just tired you know from spending last night painstakingly editing the article. I hope Casey likes it."

Logan could tell that she was dodging the question as she usually did when she was upset. Logan was constantly baffled how in only one week he was able to read her so well. Logan,decided not to not push her in what was really bothering he did not want to make her mad. "Relax Ace when I showed it to Casey, this morning she was so giddy. I even told her to put your name on the byline and happily did so. In fact she even went and suggested that you help me with all my articles."

"Logan you should not have done that , you were the one who wrote the article and did the interviews. All I did was some editing, and wrote notes."

"Yeah, but they were a wide and extensive arrange of notes. People on the subway would try to steal them from me."

"Hey, don't mock my notes."

"I am not mocking your notes, it just simply amazes me on how someone who claims to have no interest in sports would write some in depth notes on why New York would be the perfect place to host the 2012 Olympics. "

"Hey I watched the Olympics this year mostly to mock at how the producers would try to find the biggest sob stories for the athlete's." Rory felt a twinge of sadness, she usually watched the Olympics with Lorelai. This year she had to watch them alone in the hot dirty apartment with Jess constantly MIA. Trying to forget her pathetic life Rory continued on the subject at hand. "Plus, for me a story is a story even with a topic that I do not like, or find particularly dull. Like once in my junior year at Chilton, Paris my sometimes friend sometimes enemy who was the editor of the paper assigned me an issue on cementing. ''

" I am guessing she was your enemy at the time."

"Yeah, she hated me then for some petty reason . Anyway I focused it on making the cementing article the best article on cementing ever and it worked. ''

"Wow, Ace you really are an Ace Reporter."

"I am really not to sure about it Logan.'' Rory replied honestly.

"Well you are a good writer Rory." Logan said sincerely

" So are you Logan."

"Well, don't tell my Dad or he will pull strings to make me graduate and to take over the company this year , instead of next year." Logan said in a shudder.

"Your secret is safe with me, but I think he does know that."

"Can we please not talk about my father." Logan said exasperatedly

"Alright"

"Rory can I ask you something?

"Sure go ahead how is your boyfriend like?

Oh god, Rory did not want to talk about Jess. "What makes you ask that?"

"Well, if its one thing I noticed about you Rory Gilmore is that you like to tell stories and about the people in your life even your mother with whom you are now fighting; yet, I haven't heard a story about the man who stole your heart and convinced you to change your life." Logan was curious to know about the guy, not because he was jealous he convinced himself. Also he could tell that Rory was not happy with the man by the tense look on her face.

"Well, Jess is handsome, smart, and a good kisser, what more can anyone ask for." Logan could tell by her tone, that she was acting like her teeth were being pulled, and that she was choosing her world carefully.

"Wow, Ace can you be any more vague, as a matter of fact this is the first time I ever seen you vague."

"Well, excuse me Logan for wanting to be private about my personal life." Rory replied testily she was hating this conversation, and that Logan seemed to be able to read her and that scared her.

"Hey, its not that I am asking you anything inappropriate."

Suddenly Rory's phone rang, interrupting their tense conversation. Rory felt relief, and felt it go away as she discovered who was he caller ID.

"Logan can you excuse." Rory said as she got up, from the table and went outside.

"Go ahead." Logan knew they had to reserve their conversation another time, he knew that something was bothering Rory when it came to her boyfriend. Other wise why would she get show panicked at the thought of describing him to a friend.

Just when the coast was clear Rory went outside and tentatively said. "Hi Mom"

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I am evil, ending on a cliff hanger but the next chapter will be a continuation of August 9, its going to be along day of tension, and good moments. I promise you will like it.